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How to stop being like 90% of people and overcome procrastination:
Prepare yourself physically to prepare yourself mentally.
Before you start work:
β€’ Hydrate
β€’ Use the restroom
β€’ Eat (if you don’t fast)
β€’ Clean your work area
β€’ Put on a focus playlist
Preparing will prevent procrastination.
Fewer distractions = More focus.
Remove what’s in your control:
β€’ Place your phone in another room
β€’ Only use one browser tab at a time
β€’ Put on noise-canceling headphones
β€’ Use a website blocker like Cold Turkey or Freedom
Procrastination is a result of distraction.
Build momentum.
We procrastinate because the entire project seems like a lot of work.
Focus on small tasks and just start.
Reading 1 page turns into 20.
Writing 100 words turns into 1000.
Meditating for 5 minutes turns into 15.
Start small, build momentum, finish the task.
Create bite-sized tasks.
Your deep work session should have 1 lever-moving goal.
Then create 3 smaller tasks for it.
For example:
Writing a Twitter thread.
1) Consume information on a topic
2) Create an outline
3) Write the details
Direction makes the work 10x easier.
How to stop being like 90% of people and overcome procrastination:
1. Prepare yourself
2. Remove distractions
3. Build momentum
4. Create bite-sized tasks
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